латы

• IPA^(key): [ˈɫatɨ]

Borrowed from Polish łaty or independently formed as a lemmatized plural of ла́та (láta, “patch”); in either case, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *lata, *olta (“rag, cloth shred”). First attested 16th century. Sense development: “leather armor with small metal plates (‘patches’) sown onto it for additional protection” → “cuirass of metal plate”.

ла́ты • (láty) f inan pl (genitive лат, plural only, related adjective ла́тный)

1. (historical) metal cuirass

   Synonym: па́нцирь (páncirʹ)

2. (historical) plate armor

   Synonym: ла́тный доспе́х (látnyj dospéx)

3. (figuratively) corset

• ла́тник (látnik)

ла́ты • (láty) f inan or f inan pl

1. inflection of ла́та (láta):
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural

ла́ты • (láty) m inan pl

1. nominative/accusative plural of лат (lat)

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “лата”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
• Shansky, N. M., Zhuravlyov, A. F., editors (1999), “латы”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), issue 9 (Л), Moscow: Moscow University Press, →ISBN Invalid ISBN, page 38